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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A few days after the men of Enchanted were housed, those who gazed southeast from the mountain shoulder saw a smear of white on the horizon.
Abol
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From this reading THE HA'NT OF THE UMCOLCUS "For even in these days P. I.'s shake At word of the phantom of Brassua Lake; And all of us know of the witherlick That prowls by the shores of the Cup-sup-tic; Of the side-hill ranger whose eyeballs gleam In the light of the moon at Abol stream."
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A few days after the men of Enchanted were housed, those who gazed southeast from the mountain shoulder saw a smear of white on the horizon.
all
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From this reading THE HA'NT OF THE UMCOLCUS "For even in these days P. I.'s shake At word of the phantom of Brassua Lake; And all of us know of the witherlick That prowls by the shores of the Cup-sup-tic; Of the side-hill ranger whose eyeballs gleam In the light of the moon at Abol stream."
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE HA'NT OF THE UMCOLCUS "For even in these days P. I.'s shake At word of the phantom of Brassua Lake; And all of us know of the witherlick That prowls by the shores of the Cup-sup-tic; Of the side-hill ranger whose eyeballs gleam In the light of the moon at Abol stream."
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE HA'NT OF THE UMCOLCUS "For even in these days P. I.'s shake At word of the phantom of Brassua Lake; And all of us know of the witherlick That prowls by the shores of the Cup-sup-tic; Of the side-hill ranger whose eyeballs gleam In the light of the moon at Abol stream."
Brassua
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From this reading THE HA'NT OF THE UMCOLCUS "For even in these days P. I.'s shake At word of the phantom of Brassua Lake; And all of us know of the witherlick That prowls by the shores of the Cup-sup-tic; Of the side-hill ranger whose eyeballs gleam In the light of the moon at Abol stream."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE HA'NT OF THE UMCOLCUS "For even in these days P. I.'s shake At word of the phantom of Brassua Lake; And all of us know of the witherlick That prowls by the shores of the Cup-sup-tic; Of the side-hill ranger whose eyeballs gleam In the light of the moon at Abol stream."
Cup-sup-tic
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From this reading THE HA'NT OF THE UMCOLCUS "For even in these days P. I.'s shake At word of the phantom of Brassua Lake; And all of us know of the witherlick That prowls by the shores of the Cup-sup-tic; Of the side-hill ranger whose eyeballs gleam In the light of the moon at Abol stream."
days
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From this reading THE HA'NT OF THE UMCOLCUS "For even in these days P. I.'s shake At word of the phantom of Brassua Lake; And all of us know of the witherlick That prowls by the shores of the Cup-sup-tic; Of the side-hill ranger whose eyeballs gleam In the light of the moon at Abol stream."
EnchantedadjectiveUS /ɪnˈtʃæn.tɪd/
Filled with or placed under the influence of magical power or charm.
From this reading A few days after the men of Enchanted were housed, those who gazed southeast from the mountain shoulder saw a smear of white on the horizon.
enthusiastically
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From this reading Tommy Eye greeted that sight most enthusiastically.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE HA'NT OF THE UMCOLCUS "For even in these days P. I.'s shake At word of the phantom of Brassua Lake; And all of us know of the witherlick That prowls by the shores of the Cup-sup-tic; Of the side-hill ranger whose eyeballs gleam In the light of the moon at Abol stream."
Eye
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From this reading Tommy Eye greeted that sight most enthusiastically.
eyeballs
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From this reading THE HA'NT OF THE UMCOLCUS "For even in these days P. I.'s shake At word of the phantom of Brassua Lake; And all of us know of the witherlick That prowls by the shores of the Cup-sup-tic; Of the side-hill ranger whose eyeballs gleam In the light of the moon at Abol stream."
few
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From this reading A few days after the men of Enchanted were housed, those who gazed southeast from the mountain shoulder saw a smear of white on the horizon.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the first snow on lofty Katahdin.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE HA'NT OF THE UMCOLCUS "For even in these days P. I.'s shake At word of the phantom of Brassua Lake; And all of us know of the witherlick That prowls by the shores of the Cup-sup-tic; Of the side-hill ranger whose eyeballs gleam In the light of the moon at Abol stream."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A few days after the men of Enchanted were housed, those who gazed southeast from the mountain shoulder saw a smear of white on the horizon.
gazed
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From this reading A few days after the men of Enchanted were housed, those who gazed southeast from the mountain shoulder saw a smear of white on the horizon.
gleam
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From this reading THE HA'NT OF THE UMCOLCUS "For even in these days P. I.'s shake At word of the phantom of Brassua Lake; And all of us know of the witherlick That prowls by the shores of the Cup-sup-tic; Of the side-hill ranger whose eyeballs gleam In the light of the moon at Abol stream."
greeted
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From this reading Tommy Eye greeted that sight most enthusiastically.
HA'NT
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From this reading THE HA'NT OF THE UMCOLCUS "For even in these days P. I.'s shake At word of the phantom of Brassua Lake; And all of us know of the witherlick That prowls by the shores of the Cup-sup-tic; Of the side-hill ranger whose eyeballs gleam In the light of the moon at Abol stream."
Ha'nts
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From this reading --The Ha'nts.
horizon
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From this reading A few days after the men of Enchanted were housed, those who gazed southeast from the mountain shoulder saw a smear of white on the horizon.
housed
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From this reading A few days after the men of Enchanted were housed, those who gazed southeast from the mountain shoulder saw a smear of white on the horizon.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE HA'NT OF THE UMCOLCUS "For even in these days P. I.'s shake At word of the phantom of Brassua Lake; And all of us know of the witherlick That prowls by the shores of the Cup-sup-tic; Of the side-hill ranger whose eyeballs gleam In the light of the moon at Abol stream."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE HA'NT OF THE UMCOLCUS "For even in these days P. I.'s shake At word of the phantom of Brassua Lake; And all of us know of the witherlick That prowls by the shores of the Cup-sup-tic; Of the side-hill ranger whose eyeballs gleam In the light of the moon at Abol stream."
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the first snow on lofty Katahdin.
Katahdin
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From this reading It was the first snow on lofty Katahdin.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE HA'NT OF THE UMCOLCUS "For even in these days P. I.'s shake At word of the phantom of Brassua Lake; And all of us know of the witherlick That prowls by the shores of the Cup-sup-tic; Of the side-hill ranger whose eyeballs gleam In the light of the moon at Abol stream."
Lake
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From this reading THE HA'NT OF THE UMCOLCUS "For even in these days P. I.'s shake At word of the phantom of Brassua Lake; And all of us know of the witherlick That prowls by the shores of the Cup-sup-tic; Of the side-hill ranger whose eyeballs gleam In the light of the moon at Abol stream."
light
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From this reading THE HA'NT OF THE UMCOLCUS "For even in these days P. I.'s shake At word of the phantom of Brassua Lake; And all of us know of the witherlick That prowls by the shores of the Cup-sup-tic; Of the side-hill ranger whose eyeballs gleam In the light of the moon at Abol stream."
lofty
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From this reading It was the first snow on lofty Katahdin.
men
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From this reading A few days after the men of Enchanted were housed, those who gazed southeast from the mountain shoulder saw a smear of white on the horizon.
moon
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From this reading THE HA'NT OF THE UMCOLCUS "For even in these days P. I.'s shake At word of the phantom of Brassua Lake; And all of us know of the witherlick That prowls by the shores of the Cup-sup-tic; Of the side-hill ranger whose eyeballs gleam In the light of the moon at Abol stream."
most
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From this reading Tommy Eye greeted that sight most enthusiastically.
mountain
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From this reading A few days after the men of Enchanted were housed, those who gazed southeast from the mountain shoulder saw a smear of white on the horizon.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HA'NT OF THE UMCOLCUS "For even in these days P. I.'s shake At word of the phantom of Brassua Lake; And all of us know of the witherlick That prowls by the shores of the Cup-sup-tic; Of the side-hill ranger whose eyeballs gleam In the light of the moon at Abol stream."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A few days after the men of Enchanted were housed, those who gazed southeast from the mountain shoulder saw a smear of white on the horizon.
P
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From this reading THE HA'NT OF THE UMCOLCUS "For even in these days P. I.'s shake At word of the phantom of Brassua Lake; And all of us know of the witherlick That prowls by the shores of the Cup-sup-tic; Of the side-hill ranger whose eyeballs gleam In the light of the moon at Abol stream."
phantomnounUS /ˈfæn.təm/
A ghost or apparition; a figment of the imagination or a hidden dweller.
From this reading THE HA'NT OF THE UMCOLCUS "For even in these days P. I.'s shake At word of the phantom of Brassua Lake; And all of us know of the witherlick That prowls by the shores of the Cup-sup-tic; Of the side-hill ranger whose eyeballs gleam In the light of the moon at Abol stream."
prowls
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From this reading THE HA'NT OF THE UMCOLCUS "For even in these days P. I.'s shake At word of the phantom of Brassua Lake; And all of us know of the witherlick That prowls by the shores of the Cup-sup-tic; Of the side-hill ranger whose eyeballs gleam In the light of the moon at Abol stream."
ranger
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From this reading THE HA'NT OF THE UMCOLCUS "For even in these days P. I.'s shake At word of the phantom of Brassua Lake; And all of us know of the witherlick That prowls by the shores of the Cup-sup-tic; Of the side-hill ranger whose eyeballs gleam In the light of the moon at Abol stream."
s
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From this reading THE HA'NT OF THE UMCOLCUS "For even in these days P. I.'s shake At word of the phantom of Brassua Lake; And all of us know of the witherlick That prowls by the shores of the Cup-sup-tic; Of the side-hill ranger whose eyeballs gleam In the light of the moon at Abol stream."
saw
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From this reading A few days after the men of Enchanted were housed, those who gazed southeast from the mountain shoulder saw a smear of white on the horizon.
shake
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From this reading THE HA'NT OF THE UMCOLCUS "For even in these days P. I.'s shake At word of the phantom of Brassua Lake; And all of us know of the witherlick That prowls by the shores of the Cup-sup-tic; Of the side-hill ranger whose eyeballs gleam In the light of the moon at Abol stream."
shores
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From this reading THE HA'NT OF THE UMCOLCUS "For even in these days P. I.'s shake At word of the phantom of Brassua Lake; And all of us know of the witherlick That prowls by the shores of the Cup-sup-tic; Of the side-hill ranger whose eyeballs gleam In the light of the moon at Abol stream."
shoulder
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From this reading A few days after the men of Enchanted were housed, those who gazed southeast from the mountain shoulder saw a smear of white on the horizon.
side-hill
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From this reading THE HA'NT OF THE UMCOLCUS "For even in these days P. I.'s shake At word of the phantom of Brassua Lake; And all of us know of the witherlick That prowls by the shores of the Cup-sup-tic; Of the side-hill ranger whose eyeballs gleam In the light of the moon at Abol stream."
sight
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From this reading Tommy Eye greeted that sight most enthusiastically.
smear
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From this reading A few days after the men of Enchanted were housed, those who gazed southeast from the mountain shoulder saw a smear of white on the horizon.
snow
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From this reading It was the first snow on lofty Katahdin.
southeast
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From this reading A few days after the men of Enchanted were housed, those who gazed southeast from the mountain shoulder saw a smear of white on the horizon.
stream
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From this reading THE HA'NT OF THE UMCOLCUS "For even in these days P. I.'s shake At word of the phantom of Brassua Lake; And all of us know of the witherlick That prowls by the shores of the Cup-sup-tic; Of the side-hill ranger whose eyeballs gleam In the light of the moon at Abol stream."
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE HA'NT OF THE UMCOLCUS "For even in these days P. I.'s shake At word of the phantom of Brassua Lake; And all of us know of the witherlick That prowls by the shores of the Cup-sup-tic; Of the side-hill ranger whose eyeballs gleam In the light of the moon at Abol stream."
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HA'NT OF THE UMCOLCUS "For even in these days P. I.'s shake At word of the phantom of Brassua Lake; And all of us know of the witherlick That prowls by the shores of the Cup-sup-tic; Of the side-hill ranger whose eyeballs gleam In the light of the moon at Abol stream."
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading THE HA'NT OF THE UMCOLCUS "For even in these days P. I.'s shake At word of the phantom of Brassua Lake; And all of us know of the witherlick That prowls by the shores of the Cup-sup-tic; Of the side-hill ranger whose eyeballs gleam In the light of the moon at Abol stream."
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading A few days after the men of Enchanted were housed, those who gazed southeast from the mountain shoulder saw a smear of white on the horizon.
Tommy
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From this reading Tommy Eye greeted that sight most enthusiastically.
UMCOLCUS
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From this reading THE HA'NT OF THE UMCOLCUS "For even in these days P. I.'s shake At word of the phantom of Brassua Lake; And all of us know of the witherlick That prowls by the shores of the Cup-sup-tic; Of the side-hill ranger whose eyeballs gleam In the light of the moon at Abol stream."
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE HA'NT OF THE UMCOLCUS "For even in these days P. I.'s shake At word of the phantom of Brassua Lake; And all of us know of the witherlick That prowls by the shores of the Cup-sup-tic; Of the side-hill ranger whose eyeballs gleam In the light of the moon at Abol stream."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the first snow on lofty Katahdin.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A few days after the men of Enchanted were housed, those who gazed southeast from the mountain shoulder saw a smear of white on the horizon.
white
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From this reading A few days after the men of Enchanted were housed, those who gazed southeast from the mountain shoulder saw a smear of white on the horizon.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading A few days after the men of Enchanted were housed, those who gazed southeast from the mountain shoulder saw a smear of white on the horizon.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading THE HA'NT OF THE UMCOLCUS "For even in these days P. I.'s shake At word of the phantom of Brassua Lake; And all of us know of the witherlick That prowls by the shores of the Cup-sup-tic; Of the side-hill ranger whose eyeballs gleam In the light of the moon at Abol stream."
witherlick
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From this reading THE HA'NT OF THE UMCOLCUS "For even in these days P. I.'s shake At word of the phantom of Brassua Lake; And all of us know of the witherlick That prowls by the shores of the Cup-sup-tic; Of the side-hill ranger whose eyeballs gleam In the light of the moon at Abol stream."
word
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From this reading THE HA'NT OF THE UMCOLCUS "For even in these days P. I.'s shake At word of the phantom of Brassua Lake; And all of us know of the witherlick That prowls by the shores of the Cup-sup-tic; Of the side-hill ranger whose eyeballs gleam In the light of the moon at Abol stream."
